The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
STRIKERS
Proper noun
Strikers
plural of Striker
Anagrams
• skirrets, skirters
Noun
strikers
plural of striker
Anagrams
• skirrets, skirters
Source: Wiktionary
STRIKER
Strik"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a blacksmith's helper who wieds the sledge.
2. A harpoon; also, a harpooner. Wherever we come to an anchor, we always send out our strikers, and put out hooks and lines overboard, to try fish. Dampier.
3. A wencher; a lewd man. [Obs.] Massinger.
4. A workman who is on a strike.
5. A blackmailer in politics; also, one whose political influence can be bought. [Political Cant]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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